soaphouse's Blog

We had another spring freeze last night. It got down to about 28 degrees! So, of course, when I heard the forecast, I knew I had to take action. As soon as I got home from work, my hubby and I set out to cover what we could. Hubby was GREAT help and tied together the sheets to go over the azalea bed. We also covered the newly planted tree peony, the hydrangeas, the fruit trees, the lilac, and the japanese maples. I also wanted to cover the larapedulums in the front, but they are huge and I didn't have sheets big enough. Once we had it all covered, hubby said it looked like a homeless camp! Once in got dark, the backyard looked like it was full of ghosts!

As you can imagine, I couldn't wait to get those covers off today and see how everything did! I am very happy to say that everything is OK! Although, the Saucer Magnolia definitely got all its blooms zapped, but we had a chance to enjoy those for a few weeks. Also, the laurapedulums are looking a bit sad, but they will bounce back nicely. I was also a little worried about the uncurling fronds of the autumn ferns, but they look unscathed. Even the daffs made it! Hooray! I am going to keep all those sheets handy in case this happens again before april 15th (our last frost date)